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NAME
an - Anagram generator
SYNOPSIS
an [-w] [-c string] [-d dictionary] [-l number_words] [-m word_length]
[-u string] [-n number_anagrams] [--words] [--contain string] [--dict
dictionary] [--length number_words] [--minimum word_length] [--used
string] [--number number_anagrams] [--help] [--version] PHRASE
DESCRIPTION
an finds all anagrams which can be made from the letters in PHRASE,
using words in the specified dictionary (default=/usr/dict/words).
OPTIONS
-w, --words
Print words that PHRASE letters can make, then exit.
-c, --contain string
Only print anagrams which contain string
-d, --dict dictionary
Use dictionary file to find words which letters in PHRASE can
make
-m, --minimum word_length
Only uses words which are at least word_length long.
-u, --used string
Considers that letters in string have allready used when
analyzing letters in PHRASE
-l, --length number_words
Finds anagrams which have a maximum of number_words words in
them, very useful when number of anagrams output is large.
-n, --number number_anagrams
Specifies number_anagrams as the maximum number of anagrams to
find.
--help
Print a usage message on standard output then exit
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--version
Print version information on standard output then exit
EXAMPLE
an -c acid 'Richard Jones'
Finds anagrams for Richard Jones which contain the word acid
Copyright (c) Free Software Foundation, 1996.
Copyright (c) Richard M. Jones 1995, 1996, All rights reserved.
BUGS
Surely.
Please report any bugs to jonesr@latcs1.cs.latrobe.edu.au
Suggestions and contributions are also welcome.
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